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Artemis Status Update (IG-21-018)
(Page) Excerpt - April 19, 2021 This report updates NASA's progress in achieving milestones for the major programs that support the Artemis mission, NASA's most ambitious and costliest ongoing activity that seeks to…
Artemis Lander Program Faces Schedule Delays and Unmitigated Crew Safety Risks
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/DpLsS_P4Tq4?si=50dHQEUblV5e5JrK The Artemis campaign aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. To accomplish this feat, NASA has partnered with commercial vendors to…
Audit Reports
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NASA's Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit
(Page) Excerpt - With the Artemis campaign, NASA intends to return humans to the Moon and build a sustainable lunar presence as a foundation for human exploration of Mars. The Artemis II crewed…
Inspector General Examines Management of $26 Billion in Government Property Allocated to Artemis Contractors
(Page) Excerpt - To date, NASA has allocated more than $26 billion in government property to contractors in support of six Artemis programs. Today, the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a…
NASA’s Management of the Artemis Supply Chain
(Page) Excerpt - NASA’s Artemis campaign involves multiple programs and projects, more than a dozen major prime contractors, and thousands of suppliers. When supply chain disruptions happen, it can put the entire effort…
NASA’s Partnerships with International Space Agencies for the Artemis Campaign
(Page) Excerpt - NASA’s plan to land humans on the Moon by the end of 2025 and send a crewed mission to Mars in the 2030s rest in part on significant participation and…
NASA's Management of the Artemis Missions (IG-22-003)
(Page) Excerpt - November 15, 2021 In this audit, we assessed the schedule and projected costs for the first several missions of the Artemis program and NASA's ambitious effort to return humans to…
NASA's Management of the Gateway Program for Artemis Missions (IG-21-004)
(Page) Excerpt - November 10, 2020 The Office of Inspector General assessed NASA's initial acquisition strategy for the Artemis missions with respect to meeting schedule, cost, and performance goals.
Suiting up for Success: Assessing NASA’s Next-Generation Spacesuits for Artemis and the ISS
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/Avb2njLZm48?si=lS8qCdOXTt2qRAtT After nearly two decades, NASA's next-generation spacesuits remain incomplete. Today, the Agency continues to face delays and is reliant on Axiom Space to develop both the Artemis lunar suits…
To the Moon and Back: NASA’s Management of the Artemis Human Landing System Contracts
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/DpLsS_P4Tq4?si=QHwxf0abcc4XT7sB NASA has partnered with SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop lunar landers for Artemis missions. Our new audit examined the Agency’s management of these contracts and made recommendations to…
Audit of Government Property for the Artemis Campaign
(Page) Excerpt - As of February 2025, NASA had allocated over $26 billion in government property to contractors in support of six Artemis programs. Although NASA has policies in place to manage its…
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NASA’s Artemis Campaign
(Page) Excerpt - Acting Inspector General George Scott testified before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics about the NASA Office of Inspector General’s oversight of the Artemis campaign, and our efforts to…
Review of NASA’s Artemis Initiative
(Page) Excerpt - NASA Inspector General Paul Martin testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics regarding updates and challenges surrounding the budget and transparency of NASA's Artemis initiative.
NASA's Development of Ground and Flight Application Software for the Artemis Program (IG-20-014)
(Page) Excerpt - March 19, 2020 The Office of Inspector General evaluated NASA's development of exploration ground systems software, a critical component of the Agency's human space flight program.
Spacesuit Development Delays Could Impact Artemis Timeline and ISS Operations
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/Avb2njLZm48?si=37bAOAJDSTUYyJf4 To ensure humanity’s successful return to the Moon and continue performing spacewalks outside the International Space Station (ISS), NASA needs next-generation spacesuits with enhanced capabilities. Today, the Office of…
NASA's Top Challenges Include Artemis, Cybersecurity Risks, Aging Infrastructure, and More
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/cYSFNSM19eY?si=-hpbu5uZcy39xAjx Today, NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its 2025 Top Management and Performance Challenges Report outlining five critical challenges facing the Agency: Returning Humans to the MoonGiven the…
Revitalizing the Deep Space Network to Support NASA’s Growing Space Exploration Program
(Page) Excerpt - How do you communicate with a spacecraft 15 billion miles away from Earth? NASA launched the historic Voyager 1 probe nearly half a century ago, and since then it has…
Office of Inspector General
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